Thousand Lakes Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry buck deer hunts on the Thousand Lakes unit. In 2026, 96 residents applied for 46 resident permits and 29 nonresidents for 9 nonresident permits across 4 hunts.
Thousand Lakes deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Thousand Lakes deer hunts drew 96 resident applications in 2026, the 14th most of 40 limited-entry deer units.
- Thousand Lakes deer averaged 2.1 resident applicants per resident permit, the 2nd lowest of 40 limited-entry deer units with permits.
- Thousand Lakes deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.0 (DB1106, restricted weapon) to 1 in 8.5 (DB1109, multiseason) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 23% of Thousand Lakes deer applicants (29 of 125) and drew 9 of 55 permits in 2026.
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
Odds by weapon
All Thousand Lakes deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Lakes On this page | DB1109 | Multiseason | All limited-entry seasons | 17 | 2 | 1 in 8.5 | 0 |
| Restricted archery | DB1106 | Restricted weapon | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 1.0 | 6 |
| Restricted muzzleloader | DB1107 | Restricted weapon | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 |
| Restricted rifle | DB1108 | Restricted weapon | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 62 | 27 | 1 in 2.3 | 3 |
Thousand Lakes deer hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
The hunts below have too little history for their own page, so their full odds are shown here.
Thousand Lakes DB1109
Key facts, hunt DB1109
- At 12 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 12, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 8.5 were the 34th best of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
Odds by point level, 2026
Resident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 8.5 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No nonresident applicants in 2026. | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). utahdraws.com/drawodds. "Odds" is applicants per permit at that point level, first-choice applicants and permits as DWR lists them.
History
DWR first printed hunt DB1109 in 2026, so there is only one year of data. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2026. Earlier hunts on this unit may have run under other codes or boundaries; we do not merge them.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 2 | 1 in 8.5 | 12 | 9 | 12+ | 0 | 0 |
Other species on Thousand Lakes
No other limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime species drew on this unit name in 2026.
Nearby deer units
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Questions about Thousand Lakes deer draw odds
How many Thousand Lakes deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 4 hunts for Thousand Lakes deer: Thousand Lakes multiseason (DB1109); Restricted archery restricted weapon (DB1106); Restricted muzzleloader restricted weapon (DB1107); Restricted rifle restricted weapon (DB1108).
Which Thousand Lakes deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Restricted archery restricted weapon (DB1106) at 1 in 1.0 (4 residents for 4 permits). The longest odds were Thousand Lakes multiseason (DB1109) at 1 in 8.5. Odds change every year.
When are the Thousand Lakes deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1109 All limited-entry seasons; DB1106 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1107 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1108 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
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Odds: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). utahdraws.com/drawodds. History from the 2018 to 2025 DWR reports, linked year by year in the history tables.
Season dates: Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook. Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026.
Page built Sept. 24, 2026. Found an error? [email protected]. Verify all dates and rules with DWR before applying.